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Title: What Is Your Favorite And Least Favorite 3D Platformers and Why
Post by: spyrofanx on September 07, 2020, 10:14:49 am
Favorite: Spyro 2: Ripto’s Rage and Sonic Robo Blast 2

Least Favorite: Yooka-Laylee and Rascal

I despise Yooka-Laylee because the game way too open and I find myself getting lost a lot.
Title: Re: What Is Your Favorite And Least Favorite 3D Platformers and Why
Post by: astralsoul on September 07, 2020, 01:02:13 pm
Favorites:
1. Super Mario 64 - Iconic, legendary, classic, perfect gameplay.
2. Conker's Bad Fur Day - Hilarious, great story, great gameplay
3. Crash Bandicoot - Fantastic flow of gameplay, great music, great characters, great challenge

Least favorites:
1. Rascal - Garbage gameplay and control which is unfortunate because it had potential
2. Ape Escape - For the life of me I cannot wrap my head around how people love this game. Very annoying gameplay.
3. Bubsy 3D - This game is garbage at its worst. If I had to either truthfully say one redeeming thing about this game, or get shot, I'd say "just shoot me".
Title: Re: What Is Your Favorite And Least Favorite 3D Platformers and Why
Post by: astralsoul on September 07, 2020, 01:04:09 pm
Favorite: Spyro 2: Ripto’s Rage and Sonic Robo Blast 2

Least Favorite: Yooka-Laylee

Yooka Laylee is the worst one you've played? There are dozens and dozens of worse out there. Also you should explain why you like and dislike those.
Title: Re: What Is Your Favorite And Least Favorite 3D Platformers and Why
Post by: redblaze57 on September 07, 2020, 01:51:15 pm
Favorite: Sonic Adventure

least favorite: Shadow the hedgehog
Title: Re: What Is Your Favorite And Least Favorite 3D Platformers and Why
Post by: courtlyhades296 on September 07, 2020, 02:58:47 pm
Favorite: Super Mario Galaxy 2

Least Favorite: Ninjabread Man
Title: Re: What Is Your Favorite And Least Favorite 3D Platformers and Why
Post by: burningdoom on September 07, 2020, 03:10:19 pm
Favorite: Super Mario 3D Land. One of the best games in the series, and I stand by that.

Least Favorite: Most N64 Rare platformers. Just don't appeal to me for whatever reason. The controller probably has a lot to do with it, but it's more that that because I don't enjoy them a lot on Rare Replay, either.
Title: Re: What Is Your Favorite And Least Favorite 3D Platformers and Why
Post by: sworddude on September 07, 2020, 03:27:22 pm
Favourite: mario galaxy 1 & 2. honorable mention to sunshine

I haven't seen any 3d platformers aside from 64 and odyssey that come close in terms of quality. It's all downhill if where going outside 3d mario. While fun it's all a couple of tiers lower Wich I Mostly just play for variety.

If mario didn't exist I'd say crash bandicoot 2 or 3 as the best 3d platformers.


Worst: sonic 2006 what a glitch fest plus horrific loading times.

Not the worst but my Most dissapointing 3d platformer: Mario 3d world on wii u/ soon to be switch aswell. I'm playing 3D mario for the 3d experience not a 2d new super mario bros in a 3d coat.
Title: Re: What Is Your Favorite And Least Favorite 3D Platformers and Why
Post by: kamikazekeeg on September 07, 2020, 04:26:16 pm
Favorite
Super Mario 64 - It's one of my favorite Mario games just in general, even over 2D ones, and until Odyssey, I was bummed they mostly dropped this style of Mario game after Sunshine as Galaxy started to shift the series away from that style and then they were just gone till Odyssey.
Super Mario Odyssey - It's what I wanted for so long from the Mario series, since Super Mario 64 and it's a wonderful game.
Banjo-Kazooie/Tooie - These might be my favorite platformers of all time as they took what Mario 64 was doing and just made a deeper game I think and they are so fun.  I'm still hoping for a proper revival of the series someday. 
Jak & Daxter - I didn't like where the series went after the first game, they dropped a lot of the platforming for guns and cars and were more like the Ratchet & Clank games and other games at the time, but the first one I remember really loving.  I need to go back and see if this one holds up at all someday.
Crash Bandicoot - It's a quirky 3D platformer series, but I dig it as it stands out from all the others.

Least
Mostly Anything Sonic - I think the majority of 3D Sonic games are pretty ass, even for the time, though the worst would be like Sonic '06.
Super Mario 3D World/Land -  I don't think these are bad games at all, but as far as being "3D Platformers", they are barely different than the 2D games and just lost any of the charm the previous 3D Mario games had and just rehash far too much old Mario ideas.
Title: Re: What Is Your Favorite And Least Favorite 3D Platformers and Why
Post by: dhaabi on September 07, 2020, 05:55:06 pm
Least Favorite: Ninjabread Man

You'll be happy to know then that the developers Data Design Interactive released three other games—Anubis II, Rock 'n' Roll Adventures, and Myth Makers: Trixie in Toyland—that are complete re-skin versions of Ninjabread Man.
Title: Re: What Is Your Favorite And Least Favorite 3D Platformers and Why
Post by: spyrofanx on September 07, 2020, 07:00:10 pm
Favorite: Spyro 2: Ripto’s Rage and Sonic Robo Blast 2

Least Favorite: Yooka-Laylee

Yooka Laylee is the worst one you've played? There are dozens and dozens of worse out there. Also you should explain why you like and dislike those.

When I noticed you played Rascal, I remembered I’ve played that one too.
Title: Re: What Is Your Favorite And Least Favorite 3D Platformers and Why
Post by: 98dgreen on September 07, 2020, 09:38:56 pm
Favorite:
1. Ratchet and Clank (the PS2 ones)
2. Mario Galaxy 2
3. Crash Bandicoot 2

Worst:
Ninja Bread Man
Title: Re: What Is Your Favorite And Least Favorite 3D Platformers and Why
Post by: oldgamerz on September 07, 2020, 09:56:14 pm
I really don't have any favorite or least favorite 3D platformers to be honest, Banjo Toowie  was ok and Donkey Kong 64 was ok. If I knew how to get out of the hole in the beginning of Tomb Raider, 1 or 2 I would have spent more time on the tomb raider series On PS1.

 I Never got out of the first part of the first mission on any of the tomb raider games, even though I tried and even looked up a tutorial on it. I suck at platformers.
Title: Re: What Is Your Favorite And Least Favorite 3D Platformers and Why
Post by: baileykun on September 08, 2020, 03:22:46 pm
I'm no platformer aficionado, but I always have to throw in my two cents.

Favorites: Mario Sunshine and Odyssey, Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage
I can play any of these over and again.

Least favorite: Croc
I remember having this as a child. So slippery, weird physics/momentum. I hated it. Too bad, as it was kind of cute.
Title: Re: What Is Your Favorite And Least Favorite 3D Platformers and Why
Post by: ferraroso on September 08, 2020, 08:56:27 pm
First, a question:
Would you consider the following to be 3D platformers?
Favorite: Burning Rangers
Least Favorite: Sonic 3D Blast

If not those, than:
Favorite: Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped
Least Favorite: Donkey Kong 64
Title: Re: What Is Your Favorite And Least Favorite 3D Platformers and Why
Post by: 98dgreen on September 08, 2020, 09:24:35 pm
First, a question:
Would you consider the following to be 3D platformers?
Favorite: Burning Rangers
Least Favorite: Sonic 3D Blast

If not those, than:
Favorite: Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped
Least Favorite: Donkey Kong 64
I wouldn't consider the top two 3d platformers.  Also I forgot about Donkey Kong 64, it would be in the running as my least favorite as well.
Title: Re: What Is Your Favorite And Least Favorite 3D Platformers and Why
Post by: pacgamer89 on September 08, 2020, 11:43:07 pm
Favorite: Sonic Adventure, Sonic Adventure 2, Super Mario Sunshine

Least Favorite: Mario 64, Crash Bandicoot, Spyro The Dragon
Title: Re: What Is Your Favorite And Least Favorite 3D Platformers and Why
Post by: mrkonasoni on September 09, 2020, 01:08:46 pm
I like everything that feels someone gave a damn about the quality of the game, I like creative level design with obstacles to sort and if you offer me that I am open to give it a thumb up to the game if it works and feels fairly designed.

I dont like anything that feels like obviously shovelware
Title: Re: What Is Your Favorite And Least Favorite 3D Platformers and Why
Post by: pzeke on September 09, 2020, 03:38:58 pm
Favorite: Jak & Daxter: The Precursor Legacy and Super Mario Galaxy (I honestly can't decide between the two, so it's a tie...)

Least: Mega Man X7 - BURN TO THE GROUND! BURN!!
Title: Re: What Is Your Favorite And Least Favorite 3D Platformers and Why
Post by: oldgamerz on September 10, 2020, 01:34:51 am
Favorite: Jak & Daxter: The Precursor Legacy and Super Mario Galaxy (I honestly can't decide between the two, so it's a tie...)

Least: Mega Man X7 - BURN TO THE GROUND! BURN!!


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which version is worst (EU) aka the one in the photo  on 14 wishlist's or the (NA) version that 101 people want this game in their wishlist's
Title: Re: What Is Your Favorite And Least Favorite 3D Platformers and Why
Post by: pzeke on September 10, 2020, 12:53:08 pm
They're both the same. The thing is this was the first time the X series went full 3D, and it wasn't handled well. Personally the soundtrack is about the only good thing the game has.

Also, as alluded in my original post, the game has quite possibly one of the single-most annoying bosses in gaming history ever...

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Title: Re: What Is Your Favorite And Least Favorite 3D Platformers and Why
Post by: throughtheiris56 on October 05, 2020, 10:43:04 am
Favourites

Super Mario Galaxy - A lot of Mario games could be here like SM64, but I think Galaxy has some of the best level design out of any game in the series. The space setting is so well done and the whole vibe of the game is great fun.

Ratchet and Clank: Tools of Destruction - The first Ratchet and Clank game I played so it's what got me into the series. Arguably more of a shooter than a platformer, but the weapons are great fun to use making the combat great, and the controls are perfect making the platforming really good. Not a bad story either with good humour and likable characters.

Ape Escape 2 - Very lively game, the cheesiness is great fun and collecting monkeys is an interesting spin on the collectathon concept. All of the different gadgets add loads of gameplay variety and the levels are very fun.

Least favourites

Sonic Unleashed - Don't hate it, I just haven't played any 3D plaftormers I despise and this is just one of the more unremarkable ones. I didn't finish it as kid as it just didn't really hold my interest.

Banjo Kazooie - As I said, I enjoy the vast majority of 3D platformers I play so I can't think of any I actually dislike. I completely understand why people like this game, the humour and characters are great, it's very creative and has very interesting levels. However I didn't play it as a kid, so playing it for the first time a couple of years ago make it seem like it hasn't aged well. The controls aren't too great, and having to collect every music note in a level to improve your score made progression unnecessarily tedious. I also hated the hub world. It was cool, but it was just too big, and it was a pain losing health while travelling to a level, meaning to die more quickly and have to do the whole process again. I really wanted to like it as it has awesome qualites, but it could quite frustrating and I didn't finish it in the end.